Barry Shirota Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, Hi, Us

Hawaii, United States

Pearl City, Hawaii, Us

Strategic Planning and Business Management and Analysis• Managed the implementation of new applications (in-house and SaaS), reorganized entire department, developed and implemented short-and long-term organizational strategies while changing IT culture, mission and strategic alignment.• Establishing administrative processes to ensure optimum efficiencies and functionality; • Creating and analyzing operational budgets and forecasts; • Hiring and managing high performance teams to ensure increased productivity and cost-efficiencies, while maintaining quality, creativity and initiative.• Creating and establishing benchmarks, controls and reporting devices to monitor team performance and productivity.• Design information architecture with full responsibility for systems security and business continuity.• Developing, reviewing and analyzing requests for proposals.• Reviewing and negotiating contracts with third-party providers (vendor management).

Developed and maintain custom human resources system that managed hiring, placement, management, and credential tracking for teaching resources. Responsible for design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of web-based application using Oracle tools.

Software Architecture, Design, and Implementation, Product DevelopmentManaging, organizing, defining, designing, and developing an enterprise architecture (process, procedure, IT network infrastructure, and software components) based on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) that will support an Internet-based service product launch. Majority of software components are constructed using Java (J2EE). Web Services, Ajax for JSF (a4j, Richfaces), JSP, XML, Javascript and AJAX methodology is being used to create a responsive, dynamic user interface capable of supporting high volume of data and user interaction. The architecture must support a 24 x 7 operation.• Trained in Software CMM – Level 3.

•Co-directs corporate strategies and provides direct oversight for company operations and business administration, including but not limited to: developing strategic technology plans, business plans and technical proposals, including company-wide and product business plans geared for venture acquisition; establishing administrative processes to ensure optimum efficiencies and functionality for the corporation; creating budgets and forecasts for company operations; handling of the hiring, assembling and organizing of staff and project teams; new business development; contract reviews and negotiations; funding acquisition; marketing; sales; public relations; human resource management; finance and accounting; compliance; and internal technology.•Managed and developed modules for a web-based, mission critical, high performance financial application that was built using J2EE, Web Services, JSP, XML, and Javascript.•Provided technology direction and application support for a web-based remote telemedicine application that integrates with devices deployed in the field and gathers patient information at a central source for access and review by physicians.• Led Dimensia to proven and documented high levels of customer satisfaction with execution and performance on multiple contracts by an unbiased third-party organization (Open Ratings – a Dun and Bradstreet Company).• Designed, programmed and managed a data warehousing product using UML, object-oriented techniques, MS Visual Basic and C++. Project responsibilities included: scheduling and resource allocation; obtaining, analyzing and writing functional specifications; re-engineering analysis; analysis and design for system architecture; interfaces and reports; writing task and technical specifications; programming; documentation (on-line help and technical guides); testing; installation; coordinating and applying enhancements and patches.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

- Worked on the implementation of a prototype intranet site that would assist in the dissemination of information within the company. Responsibilities included: coordinating user and information services staff efforts; Web development tool selection and installation; Webserver selection and installation; programming; testing and deployment.- Part of SAP R/3 (Systems, Applications & Programs) ERP system implementation, maintenance and support team, focusing on SD (Sales and Distribution), MM (Materials Maintenance) and BA (Basis) modules.- Implemented SAP’s data warehousing solution (pre-SAP BW) to produce line, governmental and executive reports.- Designed and coded an interface file batch processing system and a majority of the interfaces between SAP and external systems using a combination of ABAP/4, Visual Basic, Excel, WindowsNT, and Unix. Served on the project team that implemented a SAP R/3 system covering FI (Financials), CO (Controlling), SD (Sales and Distribution), PM (Plant Maintenance), MM (Materials Maintenance), and HR (Human Resources) modules. Responsibilities included: obtaining and analyzing user specifications; analyzing systems andbusiness workflows; writing technical specifications; programming; documentation; testing and implementation.

- Managed a project that involved the analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation of an on-line Homeowners Insurance information system for use on a nationwide basis by client.Responsibilities included: obtaining and analyzing user specifications; designing of the database and user interfaces; writing project and task specifications; scheduling and resourceallocation; supervising, managing and training programmers; programming; documentation; testing; and implementation.- Designed, managed, implemented and maintained a Homeowners System (earlier version of the above system) for a local client.- Designed a version control / software configuration management, and problem tracking system in a LAN-based environment. The system tracked system changes and problems,moved fixes through the development cycle, and created updated executable versions after modifications were completed.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems, General

Bba, Management Information Systems